. The Victoria history of the county of Devon;. Natural history. EARLY MAN longitudinally, and one end removed in a slanting direction. With the exception of this flint nodule, which may have been a hammer-stone, and a few fragments of slate, all the stone contents of the cave were immediately local. The cave yielded a few gnawed bones, a little coprolite, and the lower jaw of a very young hyaena with its first set of teeth incomplete. It is possible that the cave, remote as it was in recesses of the rock, was resorted to by human beings at one period, and by hyaenas at another, before it was
. The Victoria history of the county of Devon;. Natural history. EARLY MAN longitudinally, and one end removed in a slanting direction. With the exception of this flint nodule, which may have been a hammer-stone, and a few fragments of slate, all the stone contents of the cave were immediately local. The cave yielded a few gnawed bones, a little coprolite, and the lower jaw of a very young hyaena with its first set of teeth incomplete. It is possible that the cave, remote as it was in recesses of the rock, was resorted to by human beings at one period, and by hyaenas at another, before it was partially filled, but the slight evidence of human occupation is obscured by the theory of the sudden rush of water into the cave carrying with it the sweepings of CATTEDOWN CAVE A. PLAN or NORTH |;, ot p^cstn^ Excavadon -Lto Q E. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Page, William, 1861-1934, ed. London [Constable]
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